PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD .. 1. DATE 2 . LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 9 M3.r 61 Dallas, Texas o Probably Balloon PossiblY Balloon 0407 ...,.. Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Radar Was Aircraft Local ...;. .., [] Probably Aircraft I 'i" #= z~====== c AI,..Visual D Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft r-0 Was Astronomical c Yes H Probably Astronomiilal mete.., .. No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical [] Insufficient o ... fer EYaluation 2-sec 1 sw 0 UnlcnoM' 10. BRIEF SUMMARY Of SIGHTING e 11. COMMENTS Objt apparently moving 0 objt streaking f'rom ENE to SW across sky. "V..... ch is counter to any of artificial similar to Greyhound bus about a mile away--atellites. Description of objt is char- going about 1700 mph, head lights out, eristic of an objt entering earth's but lots of dusty glov behind." No s ound or tmosphere. Direction of movement rules color. Appeared -85 ~ N, 40 fm horizon. a satellite; therefore, objt was Disappeared -230 fm N, 25 fm horizon. robably a meteor. Weather clear, dry and cold. ATJC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) 32 . In the following slcetch, imagine thot you are at the point shown, Place an A on the curved line to show how the object was above the horizon (slcyline) when you first saw it. Place a a on the some curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (slcyline) when you last saw lt 33. In the following larger slcetch place an A" at the position the oblect was when you lint uw It, and a e at Its poaltlon when You /est aaw It, Refer to ,;,Mill., ketch a1 an example of how to complete th~ larger slcetch, 34. What were the weather conditions.at the time you saw the obfect? CLOUDS (C lrcle. One) a.l..!ear slcy j c. Scattered:cloucls d. T h iclc or. heavy :c loucls WEATHER (Circle One) b. Fog, .mist, or light .rain c . Mochtate. or heavy rain e. Don't remember cUd you.report thOt.you.had~seen the obiect? Month Year 36. Was anyone else with you.at.thetinee you aaw the obiect? (Circle One} Yes 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they s" the obiect too? (Circle One) 36.2 Please list their .names ancl adclreases: 37. Was. this the first that you had teen on obiect or obiectt li1ce.thia? (Circle One) 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what clrcumatonces dlcf you s" other ones? j8. In y~ur opin;o" what do you think the objt wos and what m;ght hove caused it? 39. Do 'you thinlc you can estimate the speed of the obiect? (Circle One) IF you answered YES,.then wlat speed would you estimate? 40. Do you thlnlc you.can est how far away frotn you the oliect was? (Circle One) Yes IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say It was? ......._ _ 41. Please give the following i TELEPHONE NUMBE! Indicate any additional Information about yourself, including any education, which might be pettinent.J/ < t~.~to 42. Date you C:otitpletecl this questionnaire: Month v , AIR . FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET (SUMMARY DATA} In order that your Information may be filed and coded as accurately as possible, please use the following apace to write out a short description of the event that you observed. Y ~u may ,. peat in ion that you have already given In the questionnaire, and add any further .comnaenta, statements, or slcetches that you.Hiieve ore important. Try to present the detoils of the observa tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional poges of the some size paper may be attached If they. are ndecl. (Do Not Write In This Spoce) ~ { ltc.c )c DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON OI'PICK OF THK 81lCRZI'ARY CO I DQUIBI DIVISION, SAFLL Colo.l Oant. tor reply to Congreaszr.an Alaer 011 --lt ot hia 'tltuent, of Dallaa, Texas. Dr Coap-n-D Alpr: I rerer to your 1DC1Glr7 ot l.6 March 1961 concerning an unidentified tlylD& obJeo\ a1pte4 -t Dalla a, Tea a by tion tor a loa. Por Mr. uae, I am incloaing an Air Force quea\loauln vhich ve vould like to have him fill out in detail should forward it to the c paoe ~ecbaical IDtell1gence Center, Wright-Patterson Baae, Ohio. Wben tbeir aulya1 and/or ewluat1on is cQIIPlete4, ve v1U lMt b8PP7 to to&nr4 tbe reaulta to Mr. tloa, I 1aoloa1Dc the latest Depe ot Detenae tbla subJect. It cleerl.1' atetea tbe position ot the 2 IMla.urea r -J J. VA._ SA7.LL-l/8ol. Oaxrcia/ cb/ ~ lnt.r 4la. ltl.lda to .._ a w.l14 OGM~oa. -. w an a llid.cA 11ope wl.U ftll out. 1m detail.. ~ ~ .. Wr1&htPattenclt Air l'cZ'oe iue,. Obto .._ Jtr Pane u OCIIJ)la~M w v1ll be baPPJ to :rorwft a con "' tbe 0~ ..... ~ wbich I ilo,pe vill be l:ae~ptad P.eccl 23 lluah v/ sua o~ Fin lv twde4 bed en Tscar, UJOI dtd 29 March to A'l dtcl 22 conat1 cc :ccam U.S. AIR .FORCE TECHNICAL :INF.ORMAT.IOM SHEET T.hls questionnaire .has :been prepared :so that you :can give the U.S. Air Force aa much .Information .as possible :concerning the unidentified .aerial .phenomenon that you hove observed. Pleoae :try to answer.as many queationa.as.you poaslbly:cdn. The ion that you givewill be used for reaeareh purpoaea, :ancl will be regarded.aa confidential material. Your name wlllnof be useclin.eonnectlon.wlth any. atatesnents,.conclusiona, .or publicationa.without your perm.isslon. We requeat .thla personal information :ao.that, lf .lt .1s deemed necessary, we con~et you:fo, . further . cleta II a. . . . Hou J,tl"utea 1. When dld.youaH the obfect? (Circle One}: . 3. Tln;e Zone: (.Circle.One):.a. Eastern b.'-Centrar:; c. Mountain d. Pacific e. Other 4. . Where were you when y~u sow the obJect? . Neoteat Potol Acl~r (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b, Standard : S. How long waa obiecl:in sight? S.l How waa time In sight det.,mlned? a. Certain~---e. Not very sure ~---F"al;ly certain~ . d. Just a guess 6. What wqs the eonditlon.of.the,alcy? a. Bright a:-Brig b. Cl.oeHfy b.-CfOudy 7. IF you saw the obje~ durinq DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you loolced ot the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In baclc of you c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember . AT I c .R~o 164. nl. fo pereedea A TIC 164, n Oct 54. 8. lF you saw.the obiect at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS. and MOON? 8.1 sr ARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle .One): Bright moonlight Oull.moonlight c. No moonligbt.-pit~h darlc Don!t retnember <{ Don ~t rememb ') 9. The obiect.appeared: (Circle One}: a. As a light 10. If it oppe~ed as a light, .was It brighter than the brightest stan? 11. Old the ob;ect: (Circle One-for each question) Don't Know a. Appear to stand still at any time? Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know b. Suddenly speecl.up and rush.away at any time? e. Breolc:up into parts or explode? . .d. Give off amolce? Don't Know Don't Know e. Change brigh~ne11? f. Change shape? Don't Know g. Flash or ftlclcer? h. Dlsoppeor.and reappear? 12. Did the obiect mcwe behind aomething.at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One}: IF you answered YES, then tell what 13 . Did the obiect mcwe In front of something at any time, partlcularly.a cloud? . . (Circle One): (Vi;') No Don't Know. . IF you answered YES, then tell what (Circle One); (a: Solid "' b. T ronspor.,"t c. Vapor d. Don't Know 14. Did the obiect appear: Did you observe the obiect through any of the following? Eyeglnsses Bl noculors .Sun glos~ f . T JI eope Windshield Theodolite WIndow glas 20. Draw a picture that will show.the motion that the obtect or obfects.made. Place:an ''A'' at the beginning of the path, :a .. B .. at the end of the path, :and show.any changes ln .directlon during the course. 21. How large did:the obiect:appear:to.you.as compared to an oblect.with which you.are familiar? We wish to lcnow the angular .size. Hold.a match sticlc.at arm's length in line with a known obiect .and note how.much of.the obiect~l covered by the head of.the match. If you had performeclthis experiment.at the tin:e of the sighting, .how "'uc:h of the obiect would have been cowred by the match head? . . hvvf c<J~L 23. Did the obiect.disappear:whlle you were watching it? If so, how? 24. 'In order that you can give as clear.a picture as possible of.what yousaw, describe In your own words a common obiect or obiec:ts which, when placed up.in the slcy, would give the same appearance as the obiect which you saw. . 17. Draw a plcture.that will~show.the.shapeof.the obiect.or .obiects. Label.andlnclude.ln yourslcetch.any details of the obiect:thot y*"'.saw.'luch.as wings, protrusions, .etc.,.ancf especially .exhaust trails or vapor trails. Plac an. row.Msicle.theclrawlng:to 'show .the direction. the obiectwas. moving. The edges of the obiect. were: (Circle One}: Fuzzy or blurred ; .b. 1JICe-a liilght star c. Sharply out I inec.l d. Don't remember 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE obiect, then how ntany were there? _ picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to 'Show the direction that they were traveling. Where were you locat.d.when you:aow the obiec:t? (Circle One}: a. lnside;a building b. In a car ~--Outd~s ct. In a-n.-c.-rrpla,. (type) . f. Other 26. Wer you (Circle One) ~- .. -In the b -~ section ot a city? (~. In the residentl~i seciTonoT acity? .. c. In open countryllCfer d. Near on airfield? e . Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 27. What were you doh at the time you sciw.the oblect, .and how did you happen.to notice:it? 28. IF you were MOVfNG IN AN AUTOMOBILE .or other :vehicle at the time, .then complete.\he following.questto s: What direction were you moving? (Circle One) o. North c. East d. Southeast f. Southwest 28.2 H9w fast were you.moving? miles per hour. Did you stop.at any time while you were looking at the obiect? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you looking when you first sow the obfect? (Circle One) b. Northeast f. Southwest 30. What direction were you loolcing when you .last saw the obiect? (Clrele One) b. Northeast d. Southeast ~ e. South)~ l. Southwest . h. Northwest .h. Northweat I. Overhead h. Northwest i. Overhead 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of .degrees the object was from true N,rth {thru. east) ond also the number of degrees it wos upward from the horizon (elevation) 31.1 When it first appeared: o. From true North ~ "~ degrees. b. From horizon ---'-o~-f...:t~-degrees 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true North "'._, .... c; degrees. b. From horizon -z \_-.-_1degrees